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On this Day in History


The Beatles "A Day in the Life" Voted Britain’s Greatest Song
On this day in Music history 10 September 2005 On This Day in Rock & Roll History, A Day in the Life, the legendary closing track from The Beatles' 1967 masterpiece Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was voted the best British song of all time in a poll conducted by Q magazine. The song was described by the magazine as “the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British” an extraordinary accolade for a recording that had already become one of the defining moments
Sep 10


Elton John’s “Are You Ready for Love?” Reaches No. 1 🍾
On this day in Music history 31 August 2002 On this day in music history, Elton John returned to the top of the UK singles chart with “Are You Ready for Love?” more than 25 years after the song was originally recorded. The uplifting track had first been recorded in 1977 during sessions for Elton John’s The Thom Bell Sessions. Although released as a single in 1979, it had never achieved the huge chart success that would come decades later. Everything changed in 2003. The song
Aug 31
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